View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's son?
(a) He writes to the Records Office.
(b) He asks Claire her son's name.
(c) He sneaks into the office and looks at the records.
(d) He uses a magnifying class to examine the infant's name tattoo.

2. In what month of the year does the Ceremony always take place in the community?
(a) June.
(b) February.
(c) December.
(d) January.

3. What class had Claire and Sophia been in together at school?
(a) Math.
(b) Language.
(c) English.
(d) Science.

4. What reason does Sophia give Claire for the Nurturing Center staff not wearing nametags?
(a) She says the children would grab at them.
(b) She says the children are too young to read.
(c) She says the children are not allowed to know the workers' names.
(d) She says the pins used to affix the nametags could hurt the children.

5. What task does Marie perform on the boat?
(a) Deckhand.
(b) Cook.
(c) Maid.
(d) Captain.

6. Why are the Vessels given blindfolds as they go into labor?
(a) So they do not see their Products.
(b) So they can meditate throughout the birth.
(c) So they will not see their own anatomy.
(d) So they will not see the faces of the midwives.

7. What is Claire's family's least favorite delivered meal?
(a) Beef prepared with fish oil.
(b) Fish oil capsules.
(c) Grains prepared with fish oil.
(d) Fish stew.

8. During what times does Claire take her walks in order to run into the male Nurturer with her son in tow?
(a) During lunch and after the evening meal.
(b) At sunrise and at sunset.
(c) Before breakfast and after the evening meal.
(d) After breakfast and before the evening meal.

9. How many weeks pass between the birth of Claire's Product and the announcement that she has been decertified?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

10. How old is Claire when she gives birth to the Product?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

11. What skill does Claire tell the boat worker that the members of her community are required to learn at the age of five?
(a) To ride a bicycle.
(b) To swim.
(c) To draw.
(d) To rollerskate.

12. What is a behavior that Claire's son does NOT display during naptime at the Nurturing Center?
(a) Holding his breath.
(b) Sucking his thumb.
(c) Kicking.
(d) Shrieking.

13. When Claire shows up again at the Nurturing Center, what reason is she given for being turned away?
(a) She has been reported for aberrant behavior.
(b) She is not wearing a sterilized uniform.
(c) The center is almost empty.
(d) She has not been trained properly.

14. What skill does Dimitri explain is unique to humans?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Contemplating.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Laughing.

15. What label is affixed to the door that Claire finally sees Jonas enter the day she follows him?
(a) Bicycle Repair.
(b) Annex.
(c) Nurturing Center.
(d) Hatchery Laboratory.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Claire is at lunch and is surprised at her table mate's comment that going into labor causes pain, what word does she tell her table mate had been used within her instruction instead?

2. In the recurring dreams Claire has in which she is wearing a leather mask, she always weeps when what event occurs?

3. For what purpose does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's infant son?

4. What reason does Claire give for her son's lack of distress upon her departure?

5. How is the right time determined for when each child in the community will begin to take pills?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 670 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample